CCHR Fair Trial Rights Newsletter on Right to Presumption of Innocence “Uniform for Prisoners”

• Released Date: 05-Dec-2024
• Publication: Newsletter

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) releases its Fair Trial Rights newsletter focusing on the Right to Presumption of Innocence and in particular, how the convict uniform has been used for defendants during the hearing. Since 2009, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has conducted trial monitoring of criminal trials at Cambodian courts to assess their adherence to both international and Cambodian fair trial standards and has been monitoring hearings in the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal specifically from March 2013, as well as the three other regional appeal courts: Battambang, Tboung Khmum and Preah Sihanouk Courts of Appeal. Monitoring at these three regional appeal courts has been carried out since 2022 until present.

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4th Cycle UPR Recommendations supported by RGC pertaining to access to justice

• Released Date: 25-Nov-2024
• Publication: Leaflet

During Cambodia’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2024, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) supported ten of the recommendations it received pertaining to access to justice. Whilst this acceptance is a positive step, the effective implementation of these recommendations is now the primary aim in order to ensure access to justice for all.

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Annual Report on Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia (1 January to December 2023), monitoring at the Phnom Penh, Battambang, Tboung Khmum, and Preah Sihanouk Courts of Appeal

• Released Date: 31-Oct-2024
• Publication: Report

CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its Annual Report on "Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: Monitoring Report 2023" covering from 1 January to 31 December 2023. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 772 randomly selected criminal cases involving 1,118 defendants at the Phnom Penh, Battambang, Tboung Khmum, and Preah Sihanouk Courts of Appeal, using a customized trial monitoring checklist trial-monitoring checklist to determine the extent to which national and international fair trial rights standards are being upheld.

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CCHR's Press Release: Annual Report on Fair Trial Rights_January-December 2023

• Released Date: 31-Oct-2024
• Publication: Press Release

CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its Annual Report on "Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia: Monitoring Report 2023" covering from 1 January to 31 December 2023. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 772 randomly selected criminal cases involving 1,118 defendants at the Phnom Penh, Battambang, Tboung Khmum, and Preah Sihanouk Courts of Appeal, using a customized trial monitoring checklist trial-monitoring checklist to determine the extent to which national and international fair trial rights standards are being upheld.

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UPR Factsheet: Access to Justice in Cambodia (Fourth Cycle, 46th session in 2024)

• Released Date: 21-Feb-2024
• Publication: Leaflet

The factsheet of the joint submission to the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia) was prepared by the ‘Coalition for Access to Justice’ (Coalition) comprised of the Centre for Law & Transformative Change (CLTC), the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC). The submission is endorsed by Cambodian Human Rights Action Coalition, Advocacy and Policy Institute, Legal Aid Cambodia, Community Legal Education Centre, Gender and Development for Cambodia, and Transparency International Cambodia.

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UPR Joint Submission: Access to Justice in Cambodia (Fourth Cycle, 46th session in 2024)

• Released Date: 20-Feb-2024
• Publication: Report

The joint submission to the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia) was prepared by the ‘Coalition for Access to Justice’ (Coalition) comprised of the Centre for Law & Transformative Change (CLTC), the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC). The submission is endorsed by Cambodian Human Rights Action Coalition, Advocacy and Policy Institute, Legal Aid Cambodia, Community Legal Education Centre, Gender and Development for Cambodia, and Transparency International Cambodia.

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Annual Report on Fair Trial Rights, Outlining Key Findings from its Monitoring at Four Courts of Appeal in 2022

• Released Date: 13-Dec-2023
• Publication: Report

CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its Annual Report on “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Phnom Penh, Battambang, Tboung Khmum and Preah Sihanouk Courts of Appeal”, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2022. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 521 randomly selected criminal cases involving 724 defendants at the four Courts mentioned above, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to national and international fair trial rights standards.

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CCHR’s PRESS RELEASE: Annual Report on Fair Trial Rights, Outlining Key Findings from its Monitoring at Four Courts of Appeal in 2022

• Released Date: 13-Dec-2023
• Publication: Press Release

CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its Annual Report on “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Phnom Penh, Battambang, Tboung Khmum and Preah Sihanouk Courts of Appeal”, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2022. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 521 randomly selected criminal cases involving 724 defendants at the four Courts mentioned above, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to national and international fair trial rights standards.

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Annual report “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia (Jan-Dec 2021)

• Released Date: 12-Jun-2023
• Publication: Report

CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its annual report “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal”, covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2021. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 85 randomly selected criminal cases at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to fair trial rights as set out in international and Cambodian law.

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Press Release: Annual report on Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia (Jan-Dec 2021)

• Released Date: 12-Jun-2023
• Publication: Press Release

CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project releases its annual report “Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia, Monitoring at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal”, covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2021. This Report analyzes data gathered through the daily monitoring of 85 randomly selected criminal cases at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal, using a specifically designed trial-monitoring checklist to assess adherence to fair trial rights as set out in international and Cambodian law.

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Modules on Fair Trial Rights

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2022
• Publication: Others

Modules on Fair Trial Rights with 14 lessons which were produced by Fair Trial Rights Project.

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The Fair Trial Rights of Women Defendants

• Released Date: 04-May-2022
• Publication: Newsletter

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has been conducting trial monitoring since 2009, to observe criminal trials in Cambodian courts and to assess their adherence to international and Cambodian fair trial standards. Since March 2013, CCHR’s Fair Trial Rights Project has been monitoring hearings in the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal.

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